374 research outputs found
What I learned from Alan: a case of change in an initial teacher training course
No full textThis article examines a change in the procedures for developing trainees’ subject knowledge on a music PGCE course. The change, provoked by the response of an extraordinary trainee, prompts the author to ask, ‘to what extent are changes in teachers’ practice provoked by extraordinary learners?’ and, ‘how might such processes be researched?
Lo que aprendí de Alan: Un caso de cambio en la formación inicial del profesorado.
No full textThis is a Spanish translation of the article, 'What I learned from Alan: a case of change in an initial teacher training course', first published in Music Education Research, 7(1).Este artículo examina un cambio en los procedimientos para desarrollar el conocimiento musical de los estudiantes en un programa de formación inicial del profesorado de música. El cambio, provocado por la respuesta de un estudiante extraordinario, lleva al autor a preguntar “¿hasta qué punto los cambios en las prácticas docentes están provocados por alumnos extraordinarios?” y “¿cómo se podría investigar esos procesos?”This article examines a change in the procedures for developing trainees’ subject knowledge on a music Professional Graduate Certificate in Education course. The change, provoked by the response of an extraordinary trainee, prompts the author to ask “to what extent are changes in teachers’ practice provoked by extraordinary learners?” and “how might such processes be researched?
A Personality Sketch of Cain, the Son of Adam
No full text A brief personality sketch of the biblical character, Cain, is discussed in light of Karen Horney's description of neurotic functioning. The author proposes that Cain corresponds to the “moving against,” expansive neurotic type of Horney's three directional model. It is also hypothesized that Cain chose this mode of functioning as a means of solving his own interpersonal difficulties and as an attempt to satisfy the needs of his idealized self-image. </jats:p
Herman Cain and the Rise of the Black Right
No full textThere have always been Black conservatives. Some of the most prominent Black political figures in this country's history from Booker T. Washington to Condoleezza Rice may be termed conservatives. However, these conservatives were not elected officials. They served in either unofficial roles or were appointed. The rise of conservative Black politicians with an electoral base such as Herman Cain and Allen West is a new phenomenon. At least in theory, such Black conservatives might find a base in the Black community among three constituencies-the Black church, the military, and African and West Indian immigrants. This article explores the likelihood of a mass base among Blacks for the rise of a Black Right. It contrasts the varieties of Black conservatism and gives special attention to the religious views of Herman Cain and Clarence Thomas contrasting them with the prophetic tradition in Black religion of such figures as Martin Luther King and Jeremiah Wright. Ultimately, the extreme individualism and absence of the notion of a linked racial fate distinguish them from the vast majority of Blacks. © The Author(s) 2013
Characterisation of PZT thin film micro-actuators using a silicon micro-force sensor
No full textThis paper reports on the measurements of displacement and blocking force of piezoelectric micro-cantilevers. The free displacement was studied using a surface profiler and a laser vibrometer. The experimental data were compared with an analytical model which showed that the PZT thin film has a Young's modulus of 110 GPa and a piezoelectric coefficient d31,f of 30 pC/N. The blocking force was investigated by means of a micro-machined silicon force sensor based on the silicon piezoresistive effect. The generated force was detected by measuring a change in voltage within a piezoresistors bridge. The sensor was calibrated using a commercial nano-indenter as a force and displacement standard. Application of the method showed that a 700 μm long micro-cantilever showed a maximum displacement of 800 nm and a blocking force of 0.1 mN at an actuation voltage of 5 V, within experimental error of the theoretical predictions based on the known piezoelectric and elastic properties of the PZT film
The State of the Economy and the Problem of Poverty: Implications for the Success or Failure of Welfare Reform
No full textThis paper uses an historical perspective to examine the labor market prospects and the macroeconomic setting facing mothers with dependent children who were (or would have been) enrolled in the old AFDC program, now that their welfare status will be handled by the new state programs in the wake of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, passed by Congress in 1996. The new law mandates the end to entitlements to cash payments for these women and their families and requires that they become self-supporting after the time limits for the cash payments are reached—a maximum of five years. Effectively, job holding is to replace welfare assistance as the main means of self-support. This paper documents the historical record of three trends that, given the new welfare laws, will largely determine the future poverty status of the affected women: wage growth, women’s labor force participation, and single-parent families (which reflect trends in marital breakups and in out-of-wedlock births). Since 1959, the first year for the modern series of poverty statistics, both women’s labor force participation and female headship of families have increased, the latter increasing poverty rates and the former, by itself, reducing poverty rates. The paper argues that wage growth is central to reducing poverty, especially now that government income support programs have been drastically reduced. The favorable economic record in the United States from 1959 to 1973, when wages and family incomes grew, is contrasted with the period from 1973 to 1997, when wages stopped growing and the growth in family incomes was slow. Given the difficulty in reversing demographic trends, macroeconomic economic growth appears necessary and effective to reduce poverty.
C. Howard Tripp and brewery management: the emergence of service sector management 1850–1914
No full text1892 saw the publication of Brewery Management by C. Howard Tripp, the first book in the sector to address problems of management, as opposed to the technical problems of brewing.This article explores the growth of management knowledge in this sector, correcting the tendency to focus on manufacturing when exploring the roots of management. An examination of Tripp's account also indicates some of the barriers to the spread of management practices. The analysis, informed by institutionalist perspectives, suggests that we pay careful attention to the structural and cultural influences on management practices
Investigating the causes of reading comprehension failure: the comprehension-age match design.
No full textThe reading-level (or reading-age) match design has become a widely-used tool for investigating the possible direction of the relation between particular skills and word reading ability: Cause or consequence. This paper outlines an analogous method for identifying candidate causes of reading comprehension failure, the ‘comprehension-age match design’ and discusses the strengths and limitations of this design
Environmental rearing effects on impulsivity and reward sensitivity
No full textPrevious research has indicated that rearing in an enriched environment may promote self-control in an impulsive choice task. To further assess the effects of rearing environment on impulsivity, two experiments examined locomotor activity, impulsive action, impulsive choice, and different aspects of reward sensitivity and discrimination. In Experiment 1, rats reared in isolated or enriched conditions were tested on an impulsive choice procedure with a smaller-sooner versus a larger-later reward, revealing that the isolated rats valued the smaller-sooner reward more than the enriched rats. A subsequent reward challenge was presented in which the delay to the two rewards was the same but the magnitude difference remained. The enriched rats did not choose the larger reward as often as the isolated rats, reflecting poorer reward discrimination. Impulsive action was assessed using a differential-reinforcement-of-low-rate task, which revealed deficits in the enriched rats. In Experiment 2, rats reared in isolated, standard, or enriched conditions were tested on reward contrast and reward magnitude sensitivity procedures. The rats were presented with two levers that delivered different magnitudes of food on variable interval 30-s schedules. Across all tests, the enriched and social rats displayed more generalized responding to the smaller-reward lever, but a similar response to the large-reward lever, compared to the isolated rats. This confirmed the results of Experiment 1, indicating poorer reward discrimination in the enriched condition compared to the isolated condition. The results suggest that enrichment may moderate reward generalization/discrimination processes through alterations in incentive motivational processes
Design for Wellbeing, Happiness and Health
No full textThe chairs' editorial for the theme track of SIGWELL, the Design Research Society's Special Interest Group (SIG) focusing on Design for Wellbeing, Happiness and Health.Human-Centered Desig
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